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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The search is over, guys. I've found the food with the cutest name ever.

It's the kueh tutu!

Seriously, doesn't that just sound adorable! kueh tutu.

I mean I wouldn't want to name my baby after it or something, but I think it definitely ranks high in cute-factor amongst other food names like the serious-sounding profiterole (there is a financial term in it!) or the eyebrow-raising crepe (So many of us here pronounce it as 'crap'. lol).

Disclaimer: The latter two foods are still EXTREMELY delicious.

Alright, so I've strayed too far off topic.

Back to kueh tutus. (I know I'm wearing the name out.)

To the non-Singaporean, it might be the first time you're seeing this pasty-looking dessert.

Some quick facts from Wikipedia.

Kueh Tutu is a traditional Singaporean delicacy. Made primarily from rice flour or glutinous rice flour, the light snack contains either ground peanut and sugar or shredded coconut as filling. The typical method of preparation involves rapid steaming of the flour and the filling. Once ready, the Tutu is served on pandan leaves to add fragrance.

I played around with Picasa's effects, and achieved this vintage-y feel.

These kueh tutus were commissioned and made into earrings. Each kueh measures at 1cm in length.

I meant to write an entry all about reminiscing about how as a child, I used to watch the kueh tutu aunty make the kuehs and I was so intrigued that I told myself that will be my job one day.

But now this entry's all about food and their names. But it's strange, ain't it. How we humans attribute character to inanimate objects like foods, colors, names. It's like this innate desire to humanize everything.

Tell me any foods which you deem as having character! Like the macho Root Beer, or the sexy salsa dip. Haha.

I like the name of Toad in the Hole, just because it grosses people out, even though it's delicious! In case you don;t know what it is; it's sausages cooked in a dish of savoury batter (like for a crêpe), but it is baked in the oven so the batter rises up. The sausages poke out, like little toads in holes. See, it's not so gross really!